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FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEJADIAN STUNTING PADA BALITA 6-59 BULAN DI WILAYAH KERJA BLUD UPT PUSKESMAS BENU-BENUA KOTA KENDARI TAHUN 2024
Jurnal Wawasan Promosi Kesehatan, Vol. 6 No. 3 (2025), hlm. 78–84
Abstrak
Stunting is a condition of long-term malnutrition that occurs during an important phase of growth and development, starting from the fetus. Stunting is a condition affecting children aged 0-59 months in which height measurements by age fall below minus 2 standard deviations (< -2) from the World Health Organization median standard. This study used a cross sectional study design. This study aims to determine the factors related to the incidence of stunting in toddlers 6-59 months in the working area of the Kendari City Benu-benua Health Center in 2024. The population in this study is mothers who have toddlers 6-59 in the working area of Benu-Benua health center as many as 1,833 people, with a sample of 175 people with the sampling method used is proportional sampling technique with quantitative analysis. The results showed that there was a p value of 0.014 for the relationship between stunting and maternal knowledge, but not between stunting and diet (p value = 0.292), parenting (p value = 0.441), exclusive breastfeeding (p value = 0.264), or family economy (p value = 0.750). According to the findings of the study, the incidence of stunting in toddlers aged 6 to 59 months in the benubenua Health Center service area of Kendari City in 2024 is correlated with maternal knowledge, but not with diet, parenting, exclusive breastfeeding, or family economy.